Bangladesh produced a performance of immense spirit and character as they secured their first victory over England in any format with a famous five-run win at Bristol. In an extraordinary finale, Ian Bell limped out at No. 11 with a broken foot to accompany Jonathan Trott, but Trott edged a cut off the third ball of the final over bowled by Shafiul Islam after making 94 to send Bangladesh into scenes of wild celebration.

Trott had taken 13 off the five balls in the penultimate over from Mashrafe Mortaza, but James Anderson could only pop the final delivery back to the bowler. Bangladesh thought that was the victory and began ripping up the stumps in celebration, but Bell hobbled down the steps with Morgan as his runner and hoped that Trott could get the 10 needed from final over. He managed consecutive twos, but then tried to go through the off side and edged to the wicketkeeper to leave him disconsolate at the crease. He didn't even remark his guard.

What makes Bangladesh's success even more remarkable is the state in which they entered this game. Two leading players, Raqibul Hasan who top-scored at Trent Bridge and wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim, had been ruled out of the series and one of their replacements, Mohammad Ashraful only arrived in the country 14 hours before the toss. Add to that Bangladesh's 24-match losing run and the previous inability of their attack to assert any pressure and this has to go down as one of the more remarkable reversals.

After the batsmen had again stuttered the bowlers lifted themselves, led by the efforts of Rubel Hossain and Abdur Razzak who shared four crucial top-order wickets as the hosts' batting suffered a collective malfunction. Trott kept England in with a chance as he added 43 with Stuart Broad, but when Broad drove to point and Mortaza only conceded three from the 48th over the balance of the game tilted towards Bangladesh.

When Imrul Kayes had laboured to a worthy, but uninspired, 76 in Bangladesh's total of 236 for 7 - during which they scored just 87 in the last 20 overs - it appeared all they had done was keep their head above water and avoid humilation. As Andrew Strauss and Craig Kieswetter added 49 in 7.5 overs it was a question of how many overs England would have to spare at the end.

Maybe England were even starting to think that way, having played Bangladesh on eight previous occasions this year and witnessed they inability to maintain pressure. Michael Yardy, Luke Wright and Ajmal Shahzad played horrid shots when they had a chance to prove their bottle for a tense run chase. England have occasionally taken their eye off the ball before in both Tests and ODIs, but have had the experience and class to pull the situation. Not this time, and the problems started when the openers gave their wickets away in quick succession as happened at Trent Bridge.

Rubel, whose recall suddenly looked inspired, sparked the team into life with a bustling display. In his first over Strauss tried to guide the ball over the slips and feathered a catch to the stand-in keeper Jahurul Islam, who looked more than competent as Musfiqur's replacement. Rubel struck again in his next over as Kieswetter played a flat-footed drive to give the keeper his second chance and Bangladesh were unlucky not to make it two wickets in two balls.
Collingwood flashed hard at his first delivery and the fielding side were convinced of the edge, so much so that Rubel and Jahurul were well into their celebrations when umpire Richard Illingworth turned them down.

Subsequent replays confirmed a healthy edge but to Bangladesh's credit they continued to maintain their discipline and keep the run-rate down. Collingwood broke the shackles when he pulled Rubel for six before the scales evened themselves as Collingwood was given lbw to Razzak despite a big inside edge onto his pad. Even the batsman had a rueful smile as he made his way off.

Morgan, who was England's saviour when they came close to defeat in Dhaka earlier this year, began with an edge through the vacant slip cordon but collected his first failure of the ODI season when he tried to turn Razzak into the leg side. Still, if England want to become the best one-day team in the world they can't rely on Morgan's freakish skills.

Trott's style couldn't be more mundane in comparison to Morgan, but he now became vital for England's chase. He kept losing partners as Yardy had a horrid swipe across the line, a shot replicated by Shahzad as the asking rate grew, while Wright's regression after a promising start against Australia continued when he edged a wild drive to slip where Junaid Siddique held on at the second attempt.

At times Trott still seemed in his own little world as he pushed singles with the required rate climbing past seven an over, but in the penultimate over he sparked into life and for a few moments it appeared Bangladesh would bottle their chance again. Shafiul, whose first over had cost 12, held his nerve and England can't say they didn't have the result coming after another indifferent display in the field.

Shahzad was the pick of the attack removing Tamim Iqbal early and returning to grab Jahurul and top-scorer Kayes as he claimed 3 for 41. However, his fielding was a concern as he missed Kayes at gully and then watched another ball sail over his head at third man after he'd run in too quickly.

Anderson's difficult time with the new ball continued as his first spell of four overs cost 24 and Bangladesh built a strong foundation as Kayes and Jahurul added 83 for the third wicket. England again had to take pace off the ball through Yardy and Collingwood to assert themselves and once Jahurul was caught behind the innings faded like it had at Trent Bridge.

The last 20 overs brought just 87 runs but, in what would prove crucial in the final outcome, Mortaza managed to connect with some hefty blows during the batting Powerplay. Still, it looked like a formality for England to take the series but a few hours later it was a chastened home dressing room that had to watch the jubilant Bangladesh players sprint around the outfield in celebration.

Mr Durronto Megh the eccentric bangladeshi, kindly note this. First thrashed by England and then loosing to Ireland by 7 wickets and 5 overs to spare. Well with one off victory no team becomes a tiger. And if that is the attitude I guess that is why even after 10 years Bangladesh is in such a dismal state. Praise ur team only when they get consistent. Do not end up celebrating one of victories and then being made a mock of by others later like now

Talk about been brought down to earth with a bang,today Bang lost by 147 runs,all they seemed to do is rub England up the wrong way and today they massacred them. 347 runs by England is huge in English condition for a 50 over game.
You'd have thought that victory would have given the Bang team some confidence,they might of started with confidence but it soon ebbed away when the score England got started to mount.The way they chased it was bizarre,no shots being played,far too defensive,they didn't even try to give it a go.

zulfiquar
on July 12, 2010, 16:01 GMT

Didar421, Obviously like any Indian you are all one sport. Watch some Football once in a while, then you would understand what my posting means.

Syed Ali
on July 12, 2010, 9:23 GMT

with due respect to everyone. when water start flowing nothing can held water back from reaching the destination. accordingly if Bangladesh plays well they need not to seek for any help or support ..

NAJIBUL HYDER
on July 12, 2010, 8:33 GMT

Dear ZsZs and proud_Bangladeshi,

India is a big giant in world cricket. so it is obvious that they won't like to entertain a new comer like bangladesh just like a new collegues in an office where long served staffs are still working.

But I am sure, one day BD will be a country to whom all the Cricketing nations will return

Dummy4
on July 12, 2010, 8:09 GMT

Excellent Victory for us, for all Bangladeshi's.

Priyank
on July 12, 2010, 6:59 GMT

Congrats to BanglaDesh :-) ...I'm am Indian and I NEVER miss Tamim Iqbal's innings. He surely is one of the dangerous openers in World Cricket. He is just like Sehwag/Dilshan...A little impatient but very effective on his day..Always looks for boundaries .... I'm sure he'll score loads of runs in Test matches. Only area of concern looks to me is the middle order. In World Cup 2011 it will be very difficult to beat Bangladesh. Who knows 4th Asian country might be the next World Champion... Good Luck !

Michael
on July 12, 2010, 5:56 GMT

CONGRATULATIONS Bangladesh!!! I am an Aussie supporter, but it is great to see small teams take up the fighting spirit and challege all teams...all the way. Take heart that although there are a few bad umpiring decisions, it is the right thing to drop it and get on with the game. At the end of the day, don't let those decisions distract you from achieving your GOALS!

I love cricket and want to see it turn into a WORLD GAME! So take up the FIGHT challenge the TEAMS and make the WORLD CUP the best ever!

Jashanpreet
on July 16, 2010, 6:30 GMT

Mr Durronto Megh the eccentric bangladeshi, kindly note this. First thrashed by England and then loosing to Ireland by 7 wickets and 5 overs to spare. Well with one off victory no team becomes a tiger. And if that is the attitude I guess that is why even after 10 years Bangladesh is in such a dismal state. Praise ur team only when they get consistent. Do not end up celebrating one of victories and then being made a mock of by others later like now

Talk about been brought down to earth with a bang,today Bang lost by 147 runs,all they seemed to do is rub England up the wrong way and today they massacred them. 347 runs by England is huge in English condition for a 50 over game.
You'd have thought that victory would have given the Bang team some confidence,they might of started with confidence but it soon ebbed away when the score England got started to mount.The way they chased it was bizarre,no shots being played,far too defensive,they didn't even try to give it a go.

zulfiquar
on July 12, 2010, 16:01 GMT

Didar421, Obviously like any Indian you are all one sport. Watch some Football once in a while, then you would understand what my posting means.

Syed Ali
on July 12, 2010, 9:23 GMT

with due respect to everyone. when water start flowing nothing can held water back from reaching the destination. accordingly if Bangladesh plays well they need not to seek for any help or support ..

NAJIBUL HYDER
on July 12, 2010, 8:33 GMT

Dear ZsZs and proud_Bangladeshi,

India is a big giant in world cricket. so it is obvious that they won't like to entertain a new comer like bangladesh just like a new collegues in an office where long served staffs are still working.

But I am sure, one day BD will be a country to whom all the Cricketing nations will return

Dummy4
on July 12, 2010, 8:09 GMT

Excellent Victory for us, for all Bangladeshi's.

Priyank
on July 12, 2010, 6:59 GMT

Congrats to BanglaDesh :-) ...I'm am Indian and I NEVER miss Tamim Iqbal's innings. He surely is one of the dangerous openers in World Cricket. He is just like Sehwag/Dilshan...A little impatient but very effective on his day..Always looks for boundaries .... I'm sure he'll score loads of runs in Test matches. Only area of concern looks to me is the middle order. In World Cup 2011 it will be very difficult to beat Bangladesh. Who knows 4th Asian country might be the next World Champion... Good Luck !

Michael
on July 12, 2010, 5:56 GMT

CONGRATULATIONS Bangladesh!!! I am an Aussie supporter, but it is great to see small teams take up the fighting spirit and challege all teams...all the way. Take heart that although there are a few bad umpiring decisions, it is the right thing to drop it and get on with the game. At the end of the day, don't let those decisions distract you from achieving your GOALS!

I love cricket and want to see it turn into a WORLD GAME! So take up the FIGHT challenge the TEAMS and make the WORLD CUP the best ever!

Md. Shamsul
on July 12, 2010, 4:18 GMT

Congrats Masrafee and his company for their first ever victory against the father of Cricket England in any format of the game, From my sixth sense I thought that as Masrafee back in the team as a captain so something positive may happen in the team or more clearly BD will win three or four matches in this tour, remember there are Scotland, Ireland and Holland is there in the current tour.But win against England I did not think at all, the reason is only way the tigers are recently performing not consistent at all. However Now India should fell and invite us to play in India then We may defeat them in their home.

zulfiquar
on July 12, 2010, 3:08 GMT

When I grow older I will be stronger... India, Pak, SL you guys have grown older... and BD is getting there :) ): ):

Shariful
on July 12, 2010, 0:36 GMT

to cricketisagame, thanks for your nice comments bro. We understand your point that one kris_ram or Dr. Jha does not represent India.

We appreciate all the Indian people and all other nationalities who support Bangladesh Cricket.

Cheers!

Shariful
on July 12, 2010, 0:11 GMT

Dear Mr krish_Ram and Dr. Jha, I should not be replying to your messages yet could not control myself from writing after reading your messages especially that of Ddr. Jha's. How do you think India helped Bangladesh Cricket and even if they did, may you explain exactly why? Could you explain India's continual refusal to invite Bangladesh Cricket Team for a series in the last 10 years or since so Bangladesh started playing test cricket? Citing Bangladesh as a non-crowd-puller cricket team (which is why your richest cricket board perhaps never invited us yet) may make you happy Dr. Jha but as a Bangladeshi,I feel disgusted. Yet, we invite India to play cricket in our country!

You know very well the reason behind India (and Pakistan, Sri Lanka I guess) supporting Bangladesh in gaining test status. However, we appreciate the support and we support all other sub-continent friends in all aspects.Can you deny it?

Support us should you feel from heart. If not, good luck!

Dummy4
on July 11, 2010, 23:54 GMT

Its funny how Some people from India, Pakistan are belittling Bangladesh for celebrating this victory. Off Course everyone (including Bangladesh) knows BD isnt at the level that they should/could have been. Imagine where India and Pakistan is in Football, They been playing football for how long??

In Cricket Pakistan is a joke but they have so much potential. Look at India, They even loose to Zimbabwe, They play in their home soil and win by preparing the pitch beneficial to their Batsman and Spinners. They dont want to use UDRS for the fear of loosing more games. Only Sri Lanka plays like a real team without wanting to control the system. Question for India and Pakistan fan who is criticising BD fan, With your such high level cricket team, HOW MANY WORLD CUPS HAVE YOU WON so far? you been playing cricket for how long?

rimon
on July 11, 2010, 23:07 GMT

@cricketisagame, im not 100% agreeed with u because india never welcome Bangldesh to play test on thier soil.......is it called support 4 Bangladesh ? or India doesnt like to help development of BD cricket, actually we dont need any help from India.....we can develope our own game by our self bcz we r real tigers....who knows how to fight and catch his prey..........

Dummy4
on July 11, 2010, 20:42 GMT

So maybe England are not as good as they think they are!

Ash
on July 11, 2010, 19:45 GMT

I just can say to Wahid Hossain that dont think one Krish Ram represents India. As collective Indians are always supports Bangladesh Cricket always...

Redwan
on July 11, 2010, 19:30 GMT

Excellent win by Bangladesh....finally the tides have turned and now our players should believe that "WE CAN"....congrats to all the BD fans here....its a great day to cherish for years to come....and Shafiul :- a great search for Bangladesh pace attack....Cheers!!!

maruf
on July 11, 2010, 17:27 GMT

well done bangladesh .,bt i don't think we should be too excited , we r international team playing fr almost 11 years , so we need to improve , and win matches wid big teams regularly. we got g8 players bt consistency is wht we need. n also we need to prepare fr da 2011 world cup , to do so we need more win , best of luck wid da last match ,hope to see u winning ...,.

H
on July 11, 2010, 16:55 GMT

Good victory but the tigers must win the series to command respect from the other cricketing nations. I hope they do that!

M Arman
on July 11, 2010, 16:48 GMT

Good job! ....This should be the beginning. We need 5/6 win out of 20! Not just 1 win in 20 matches! We can't expect more as of now.! Carry on Tigers!!

Dummy4
on July 11, 2010, 16:30 GMT

@Andrew moreton: Ys i dont want to disagree with you regarding collingwood's out.. But do you regularly watch the game when bangladesh is a participant? if so, as an honest cricket fan, u obviously informed how the umpires snatch our wins many times...my last question to you.. as the English are always against us, what is their achievement in cricket as they are playing cricket since the beginning......

Mohammad Wahid
on July 11, 2010, 16:24 GMT

Mr. krish_ram,we respect India as a cricket superpower. But I'm sorry to say you didn't show whatever little respect we deserve.I appreciate India's role in Bangladesh getting test status,but that served India's cause also(one more vote in ICC).We honored you with the chance to play us in our inaugural test;unfortunately you never ever invited us to play even one test in India.Talk about spectator interest!Every other country has invited us for at least 2 series by now and obviuosly we are no great crowd pullers in those countries either.And India is the wealthiest cricket board in the world!

Dre
on July 11, 2010, 15:59 GMT

I do think Bang is improving and it is heartening but I sincerely agree with Avradeep . It is crucial that the Bang team stays grounded and the players and the fans themselves should DEMAND more regular wins than just the occasional upset. They will have gained confidence which I think is absolutely crucial. By staying grounded and demanding a bit more of themselves will ensure that this confidence does not go to waste. Sadly, although they looked better after their series win vs a depleted W.I. although they were obviously playing better, they failed to RIDE THE MOMENTUM and win more games after that and actually looked to have taken a little backward step during the test series vs Eng, Tamim and Shakib (only bowling wise) apart. I do hope they win the next ODI and the series, that will be a much more justified cause for celebration. To do so , they have to learn from their errors and realise that their 230 or so score was indeed below par despite the win.

Bang
on July 11, 2010, 15:51 GMT

@Avradeep, its in the nature of the people from Bengal (East and West together) to get overjoyous on small happiness and I think, though its of course not a practical trait, it helps people overcome everyday's sorrow and pain and failures. Said that, this Bangladesh team is crystalizing and one thing I noticed that they don't show any fear (David Lloyd mentioned it). This is encouraging. Thank you.

John
on July 11, 2010, 15:40 GMT

Shouldn't someone question Paul Collingwood's honesty here? He should have known he edged it and walk out. If it was Ricky Ponting or any other Aussie player they would have walked out after edging it to the keeper.

John
on July 11, 2010, 15:11 GMT

Another positive sign out of this match is the return of Mashrafe. He bowled like he used to 2 years ago. A fit and in form Mashrafe is absolutely vital for Bangladesh.

Chris
on July 11, 2010, 15:09 GMT

I can remember when Sri Lanka were the minnows of world cricket and people said they shouldn't be in the big league. With proper coaching and enough money Bangladesh can also achieve what SL has achieved. And that would be good for world cricket. Now I just wish the Windies could get back to something close to their former greatness. That would also be good for world cricket.

golam mohammad
on July 11, 2010, 15:08 GMT

Just before the series Siddons said "If Tamim goes off in any of these three one-day games England are in a whole heap of trouble,"... nothing like that happened and yet the series is 1-1. hope something like that happens on 3rd ODI. Despite the loss, England is an extremely good ODI side at home and abroad. making two out of two is very hard to achieve. But looking for that eagerly....Cheers Bangladesh players

Dummy4
on July 11, 2010, 15:07 GMT

England will be in tonne of pressure in 3rd ODI, grab the chance and beat them again. Best of luck Bangladesh.....

Avradeep
on July 11, 2010, 14:09 GMT

Be cautious is the message to all those who are lauding the Bangladeshi team.

Let them win at least 3 of the next 20 matches against other test playing nations - and then usher in all your praises. If there is something called "Law of averages" then this was bound to happen. One of the major problems of Bangladeshi cricket is that too much hype goes on for too little.

I appreciate the win against England - but there has been a long and illustrious history of false promises in the form of some inspired performances once in every two years by the Bangladeshi cricket team.

Let the people and media of Bangladesh make the national cricket team realize that this is too little and too far between - only then the appetite for success will grow. For once - indulge in constructive criticism even in happier times. Don't be satisfied with a penny - crib for a thousand dollars.

Wish Bangladesh cricket all the best!

Dummy4
on July 11, 2010, 14:01 GMT

great win by bangladesh they should win the next match also and so that it will lead to downslide of the english side before ashes

Dummy4
on July 11, 2010, 13:34 GMT

Strauss should be fired as captain after this - disgraceful

Md. Alomgir
on July 11, 2010, 13:08 GMT

Congrates..Tigers !!
Keep it up..!

Dummy4
on July 11, 2010, 12:54 GMT

good on bangledesh a fine effort against an in form england side who just beat australia in a series now bangladesh need to build on this result they cannot just have a result evry now and then which is once a couple of years against the major teams in cricket they need to start consistently beating these teams now they have been in the top tier of cricket nations for 10 years now players have been regularly exposed now in odis 20/20s against major cricket countries and now they have to step up. test matches i think they are a couple years away yet from being competitive maybe 5 yrs its a lot harder getting adjusted . Players to watch for future i think is tamin iqbal he is a young man just 21 years of age a bit of experience now looks a good attcking batsman imral kayes looks like a good batsmen along with thier spinners shakib al hasan who looks like hes going to be a good all rouder, abual razzak, mamadualah. the talent is thier is just they need to stand up on a regular basis

Shantunu
on July 11, 2010, 12:35 GMT

Well Done Bangladesh.We are proud of you. I think Mashrafi done an excellent job as a captain.Good luck for next match.

Mehdi
on July 11, 2010, 12:33 GMT

ok i am happy but after playing 10 years as a test status team i expect more consistent. do not be overjoyed Bd fans..it is our problem we are emotional...recently Zimbabwe won three successive matches against India and Srilanka. i think it was a bad day for England and some luck with us. we need to be consistent and passionate to play for our beloved country. i don't want to see a Bangladesh team defeating another 37 times then a lucky win. Time is running out ..everyone is improving.. we need to be consistent and performed as a team.
why Ashrafull is again in the team. there is no other talent in BD except Ashrafull!!!!
i want to see a Bangladeshi win in nxt match. it hearts me when i have to wait long time for a precious win. God bless Our cricket

Lukesh
on July 11, 2010, 12:21 GMT

Well don Bangladesh, they deserve it.

Sheikh
on July 11, 2010, 12:09 GMT

Congratulation Bangladesh!!!
But seriously guys this team lacks ODI cricketer. I regret when i see Imrul Kayes, Faisal Hossain playing ODI for bangladesh. These players do not have the ability to score quickly as a result they play for themselves. Kick out Imrul Kayes off the team...

chetan
on July 11, 2010, 11:55 GMT

@BD team and supporters: A very welcome victory :)
@ShababFAlam:Yes, we do acknowledge you can't get India off your mind. haha

Jaminda
on July 11, 2010, 11:49 GMT

Morgan - no he is not another Micheal Bevan. Overestimated player. Englishmen are day dreaming.

Jaminda
on July 11, 2010, 11:46 GMT

This clearly shows that English victory over Aussies was a big fluke.
Well done Bangladesh give a good rune to Englishmen who have never been stable in any format of game.

Trott - very unstable and a kid.

Dummy4
on July 11, 2010, 11:46 GMT

I have something to say to "krish_ram" from INDIA. We appreciate your early support for BANGLADESHI Cricket but what about now. Indian team has played a lot of tests in BANGLADESH, but why haven't they invited BANGLADESH team to their soil? I tell you why, because it's not profitable enough. One of the official from Indian Cricket Board said that. They always criticized our cricket team specially after losing at west-indies world cup.

ganesan
on July 11, 2010, 11:34 GMT

We need to appreciate Bangladesh confident

Dummy4
on July 11, 2010, 11:24 GMT

yeah.. we done it.. but we are not reguler.. its main problem..

Nahim
on July 11, 2010, 11:13 GMT

It's a historic win for Bangladesh. The English had the proud that they haven't beaten by Bangladesh any time. But that will not stay any more. Bangladesh has played really well but if they want they could produce more runs on the board.
But after all we are really very happy...

Deepta Dyuti
on July 11, 2010, 11:06 GMT

great win,now we have to show the world that we r not menows!!!!

Amzad
on July 11, 2010, 10:52 GMT

What I noted, team is more confident in the field with Jahurul as wicket keeper..., we want to keep him as keeper...

Shafi
on July 11, 2010, 10:48 GMT

Maybe its time....
Maybe its time for Bangladesh to prove why it's worth its cricet status. Every test playing nation has fell to Bangladesh. Every nation considers Shakib (with the ball), Tamim & Kayes (with the bat) as actual threats. And now, our array of fast bowling is continuing (Shafiul Islam, Mortaza, Rubel Hossain), Maybe now they can finally Do Bangladesh Proud.

Rajat
on July 11, 2010, 10:30 GMT

weldone tigers....we r proud of u, which we always do......nothing is impossible 4 us.... time is coming, future is ours!!@_@!!... we dont care about other...no matter wat they think or wat they say.....bcoz we the people(1.5bilion) care 4 u.....u lose or win we aill always b there 4 u......(sabash Bangladesh)

Dummy4
on July 11, 2010, 10:29 GMT

Bangladesh is my World. i love bangladesh 2 its cricket.

Touhidul
on July 11, 2010, 10:27 GMT

I am agree with raqibulhayder; Ashraful is the lucky champ for Bangladesh. Anytime he can roar and that will be another victorious day for Bangladesh, just need to bring back his confidence keeping in the team.

O my O my O my.... This calls for a blasting party!!!! The English media will surely have great headlines(sarcastic). LoL, the english media's headlines made England look like if they can never be beaten and not by the minnows but the Bengali Tigerskicked their asses... and ripped their pants off!!!! Hats off........

Dummy4
on July 11, 2010, 9:56 GMT

It might sound like sour grapes (probably is a bit to be honest), but BGD only just won against a 10 man team...

vivek
on July 11, 2010, 9:41 GMT

don't be so overjoyed guys...the wins that bangladesh have had till now have more or less been abberation than anything else.. yes they do have some very good players... and they are still playing test cricket because of help from some other countries ... otherwise their test membership had been revoked long back guys.. so bashing india won't help... rather you should be thankful...oh and yeah.i did support bangla yesterday but reading your comments make me sick... so i'd say .. good luck waiting next nine months for another win..good luck..huh

Dummy4
on July 11, 2010, 9:39 GMT

Carry on Bangladesh . Proud to be a Bangladeshi

Kamrul
on July 11, 2010, 9:26 GMT

Congrats Tiger.... a deserving win!!!! Love the game of cricket.... and please no hurt feelings against each other....speacially the south asian supporters....I know, India and Pakistan were also supporting the tigers.....as we do the same in a tournament where some of our representative is surviving.... I just wish the Bangladeshi cricketers keep it up and put their best....whether win or loose..

Dummy4
on July 11, 2010, 9:20 GMT

Yah we ar bangali , Now we are win every cricket match. caz we r Tiger==
I am happy for Bangladesh produced a performance of immense spirit and character as they secured their first victory over England in any format with a famous five-run.

Dummy4
on July 11, 2010, 9:20 GMT

it proves that we are going to improve...

Amlan
on July 11, 2010, 8:48 GMT

After the Bangladesh Innings ended the commentators (probably Mike Atherton & Nasser Hussain) commented, "How much a 'good team' would have scored given the conditions..probably 30-40 runs more". At the end of the game, England fell short of a 'bad team's score' . England seems to have become overconfident after the T20 WC and the series win over Oz.

Md.
on July 11, 2010, 8:22 GMT

It's really been a very flat performance by Bangladesh. Jimmy Siddons can't just always sit and watch this kind of sloppy performance again again. Bangladesh should score 280-290. etc etc. that's how the english commentator describe our performance in the first half. Now where are they. I wannat tell them Do you Know. we win the match.

Dummy4
on July 11, 2010, 8:19 GMT

awesome....superb......magnificent.........are these enough for Bangladesh....????

Mehdi
on July 11, 2010, 8:18 GMT

for next win how long we have to wait????
can anyone tell me... this way we can not play ..we need consistency.. Ashrafull is again back in team ...what a selection...god bless Bangladesh

Dummy4
on July 11, 2010, 8:13 GMT

yess this is our win against england ever first.....we make all other to their last........ shabbash Bangladesh

Dummy4
on July 11, 2010, 8:09 GMT

Fantastic Effort from Bangladeshi :)

Md Hasan
on July 11, 2010, 7:51 GMT

@Morshed Mannan: You are right. Shafiul did break Trott's rhythm by not allowing him to take the guard again! He hurried Trott in the 2nd test and did it here again! Intelligence! BTW, Bangladesh played with great spirit and heart. Hats off.

Dummy4
on July 11, 2010, 7:10 GMT

Time to show our powerhouse.

Dummy4
on July 11, 2010, 6:59 GMT

This is one of the best wins for the TIGERS which will be remembered by everybody. This time nobody will say it is an upset. Hope from now on this win will convert into winning habits for the TIGERS and many more and frequent wins will come. My heartiest congratulations to the TIGERS and all the Bangladeshis.

AHNAF
on July 11, 2010, 6:53 GMT

but .....they bat so bad....they should score atleast 270+ in this kind of pitch with 20 overs of power play

Suresh
on July 11, 2010, 6:47 GMT

Great day for Bangladeshi cricket. Important now to show consistency

Dummy4
on July 11, 2010, 6:46 GMT

Good luck for the future team... u have shown it time and again but what is needed from you is the consistency...

ashiq
on July 11, 2010, 6:43 GMT

it was just a matter of time...............England were on the rope all year long against bangladesh & what a good feeling to beat them in their backwards...........................

Dummy4
on July 11, 2010, 6:40 GMT

Definitely very good results for the Tigers. However, given the situation they were in, particularly 149 for 3 after 30th over - they should have scored at least 270 odd runs. It was very similar to the 1st ODI, where they could not capitalise the batting power play properly. They could easily add another 30/40 runs, had they played sensible cricket at the death overs. However, the bowlers bolwed really well. They managed to take wickets at regular intervals. This was the first time in the series, they managed to put some pressure on English Batsmen. I think CollinWood's wicket was the crucial, perhaps the turning point for the tigers. Although Trott played brilliantly but he was losing out of partners at the end. Good come back for Bangladesh and hope to see another similar display in the next match in Nottingham………

Dummy4
on July 11, 2010, 6:01 GMT

Congratulations Tigers, Good job

Dummy4
on July 11, 2010, 5:33 GMT

relly Bangladesh played very well..hope this win will boost up the confidence and we should win the series

Apurba
on July 11, 2010, 5:30 GMT

We are very happy with this win.

Sourabh
on July 11, 2010, 5:26 GMT

finally we've got hold of the big fish!!! it's time to consolidate our position in the series! just kick imrul kayes outta the team who is supposed to play only for himself.....he nearly did us in...in this match as well....anyways i still feel dat nothing has been proven yet....still a long way to go! only consistency will be able to help us blow our own trumpet!

Sharafat
on July 11, 2010, 5:11 GMT

At last Bangladesh have done it.All test playing country are now defeated by Bangladesh.Congratulation!!!!:)====

Dummy4
on July 11, 2010, 5:11 GMT

Wow,..Bangladesh...thats really a pride for us...and thanks Mashrafee...i am a big fan of you..carry on the next match...

prabhu
on July 11, 2010, 4:48 GMT

Mr.Duronto... could you please tell us when Indian team or people bashed ur Bangala cricket,, Do u remmeber we where the first team to play cricket with u..
ur first test match. First try to respect the country who had helped u soo much in ur cricket in early part..every indian who saw the match yesterday would have Supportted bangladesh yestreday..So just stop this cheap mentality of bashing india for everything buddies

Dummy4
on July 11, 2010, 4:37 GMT

congratulations to our beloved tigers....truely u have shown ur potentiality...we r really proud of u.spit on those bullshit "cricket expert" and the umpires like "ashoka d silva" who continuously stand against Bangladesh's deserved win...we could have much more win against the so called "big" teams if some umpires didn't make satternic attempt to snatch our win..atlast u have shown d world that we can do whatever we like....again congratzz d TIGERS....we r always with u....go and win d series boys...

Dummy4
on July 11, 2010, 4:32 GMT

When it was required 6 run in 4 balls and Trot on strike to Century (94), I was thought Bangladesh will be defeat again but they did it. .........

Dummy4
on July 11, 2010, 4:24 GMT

Congratulations. Good Job Tigers!

Dummy4
on July 11, 2010, 3:53 GMT

yesssss..........now we can win the series!

Avinash
on July 11, 2010, 3:44 GMT

it is just fascinating to watch bangladesh win over england.
good luck bangladesh...........................
ROHIT

John
on July 11, 2010, 3:39 GMT

Fatafati performance.

Mr. Boycott - please stand up ;-)

Dummy4
on July 11, 2010, 3:38 GMT

what a match....really enjoyed that...bangladesh proves that what they can do.. congrtss Bengal Tigers..

Junaed
on July 11, 2010, 3:33 GMT

Pace is the answer, not spin! Bangladesh should take note of this.

Sohel
on July 11, 2010, 3:27 GMT

my two sons were also watching the match with me,aged 10 and 3 and a half.there were both moments of ecstacy and gloom and moods were also swinging accordingly.and when shafiul took the outside edge of trott's bat,all hell broke loose.my youngest,irham was also shouting and jumping up and down as he sensed something really big has just happened.i embraced them both and felt so proud to be a bangladeshi.....

paul
on July 11, 2010, 3:08 GMT

1 win in 24 and listen to the comments,how does 1 win excuse all the previous performances.If you couldn't beat a team with 10 players you were never going to win one.Make the most of it because it will be your last for a long time to come.Start giving it the big one when you win a match with 11 v 11.

paul
on July 11, 2010, 2:58 GMT

If Bang were ever were going to beat England it had to be today with England having there NO3 Bell injured,lets see how many runs less Bang would of got with one of their top batsman out.Reading these comments you'd think that Bangladesh had won a game before,what a poor set of winners your fans are,really immature comments,make the most of it,it will be last time for a while jokers.
People banging on about how bad decisions only go against Bang ,didn't you watch the game Collingwood was given out of a huge inside edge onto pads for Lbw ,that was clear in real time and the umpire must have seen it.
Take from the game what you want but the fact it was 11 men versus 10 and that is the only reason Bangladesh won and I love the fact no one has even mentioned that in these comments .Hollow victory or what.

Dewan
on July 11, 2010, 2:57 GMT

Extrmely delighted. Wonderful effort from the bowlers. It's time for Tamim to shine from the next one onwards. Keep it up TIGERS!

not only mashrafe nd shafiul were the man on ths match, jonathon troutt was also da the man who took the match on the edge of suspence with a display of cool headed patient batting. i think he should hav announced man of the match along wit mashrafe as well. all about today's match ws a beauty of cricket. nd it was rilly salutable nd higly appreciable tht the bell came to bat with his broken foot. ths is somewhat called the commitment to the country. ths proved tht some tyms patriotism is bigger thn professionalism.
once again congrats nd thanks to both teams to present such a thrillin match. rilly enjoyed da match with my english friends in pub nd felt proud to be a bangali .

Vipul
on July 11, 2010, 2:33 GMT

A very good win indeed! Something I thought would take place in the previous ODI itself. That said, their (BD) batting still lacks killer instinct.

Raqibul
on July 11, 2010, 2:31 GMT

First of all 100 cheers for the bangladeshi team. They played brave cricket in the end of the English innings. Our 5 players each took 2 wickets, which clearly shows that a bit improvement on the bowling end will brings many more victories like this. I know the next thing I am going to talk about, most of you there will be ready to take a gun and shoot me right in the head. But the fact is, Mohammed Ashraful's tremendous contributions for the Bangladeshi team cannot be denied. The victories against India, New Zealand, South Africa and mainly against Australia. He is, in better words a lucky player for Bangladesh. Last match, Bangladesh put on a better score than today but they still lost but with his arrival, he also bought luck for the team. Next, I really need to point out, why is Shariar Nafees and Alok Kapali left out of the 24 man squad. Shahriar has AMAZING batting history, so why leave him out? To conclude, they day Tamim starts playing 30+ overs regularly, you know the rest.

Mark
on July 11, 2010, 2:24 GMT

Well, this has made this series very interesting. I offer my congratulations to Bangladesh, even though 236 did not look like enough at the interval they kept fighting and deserved the victory (even as an England fan). But Bangladesh need to keep this level up- flashes of excellence now and then, and the odd win against major sides, is not enough. I hope England will lick their wounds and come back with renewed vigour in the final ODI. Wright and Anderson need a good game or else they may be looking over their shoulders somewhat...

Dummy4
on July 11, 2010, 2:14 GMT

Hope this is the begening......

Congratulations to the Bangladesh tigers!

Carry on...........

Andrew
on July 11, 2010, 2:05 GMT

Woo Hoo! Bangers beat the Poms - LOL. Great job Bangers, finally it all comes together for a fine team performance. I really think that Kayes & Siddique are finally giving Tamim some top-order support. Don't know whats happening to Shakib, he is off the boil with the bat, (still a very very good spinner). Jahural has impressed me so far - I think some big scores are in him in the future. I would like to see Mortaza playing tests - the Bangers need him. I think Mummudullah needs to bat ahead of Ashraful. We all know Ashraful is talented - but he either gets 0 of 25 balls or 20 off 12. Batting lower (or not playing!) may make things simple for him. The Bangers really have an opportunity to develop into a good side. Another pacer may help. Tamim, Kayes & Siddique as 1,2,3 looks stable and capable. Not sure how 4,5, & 6 should look, maybe Jahural, Raqibal & Mahmudullah, with Shakib at 7, Rahim at 8, Mortaza, Shaffy & Razzak. With Rahim & Raqibal injured, I'd insert Nafees & Ashraful.

Avery
on July 11, 2010, 2:00 GMT

It's just England - don't get too excited.

Shabab
on July 11, 2010, 1:49 GMT

MY SUGGESTION HAS WORKED! I had suggested that BD play 4 specialist bowlers(3 pacers and 1 spinner), and that's what I believe has done the trick! Few more suggestions: 1.PLEASE KICK THIS ASHRAFUL OUT FOR 2 YRS ATLEAST. BRINGING ASH BACK GIVES THE WORLD THE IMPRESSION THAT WE HAVEN'T GOT REPLACEMENTS FOR HIM WHICH IS NEVER TRUE! 2.When Raqibul returns, give Mahmudullah a short break(but keep him in the squad). 3. Keep playing Faisal. 4. Give Mushfiqur a break and retain Jahurul as wk.

Dummy4
on July 11, 2010, 1:47 GMT

Kudos to the BD tigers.. No offense but, come on I as a neutral cricket fan (I am an Indian BTW), one win will do nothing good. I remember the time when BD won on us in the 2k7 world cup followed by a long run of loses. I hope this win does not follow the same fate. After all, win as many as possible and no one comments on your test status, win one in many and such a win is considered fluke. I wish BD all the best, and as many say, I congratulate BD on their victory.

Dummy4
on July 11, 2010, 1:47 GMT

As a Aussie hahahaha poms couldnt beat Banglsdesh well done in time you will a force in one dayers & tests it took sri lanka along time to be a force in both forms im sure bangladesh arent far behind.

I am seriously worried about the usual sehwag followers.... I mean where are they, has any1 seen them yet???? Die hard sehwag fans like 'SamK14' have done a runner. Anyway, forget about those losers and I just want to say that I have not seen any game like this today where even in the 50th over no one can predict the winner. I was so tensed that I was jumping up and down. Hats off to BD, our boys played superb. I have noticed that Mashrafe is a very good captain, his field placing, power play timing were all classical text book stuff, well done young man! Also Jahirul is brilliant with the gloves too. I dont want to burst our celebration bubbles, but what I mean is that one win is only gonnabe a vital progress for us if we keep bowling and fielding like this of today. We all want to see our boys performing, being competitive like this everytime and I hope this is a start to our winning ways, INSHALLAH!!!!!! (Ian Bell is the bravest cricketer and thats a fact).

Dummy4
on July 11, 2010, 0:08 GMT

Congrats to Bangladesh and ALL their followers . They have toiled and toiled very hard to achieve this Victory , and deserve all the applause they get . Of course knocking the Poms off makes it an even more memorable Victory . Well done lads.

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 23:54 GMT

Well done Bangladesh Tiger ! We bear england in their homeground.

abhay
on July 10, 2010, 23:45 GMT

FlaSH IN THE PAN for Bangladesh... England were playing with only 9 batsmen... yet they should have played better against the Bangladesh attack.... still Bangladesh deserve this moment of happiness as they seldom get these.... come tomorrow they will start losing again...

Harry
on July 10, 2010, 23:42 GMT

This match shows England's complacency and BD's school boyish personality and over-confidence.
I fail to understand BD's ecstatic celebration whenever they win a game against a top team. The reaction to a win is as if they have won a world cup. I can understand this kind of celebration if it was 10 years back when they were still a newbie team to cricket but it looks they are a bunch of school boys who will never grow up. They are a Test playing nation and these wins are expected from them.
It was the same thing about India when they won a test in SA and they lost the series 1-2 to them.
England is another team that needs to wake up now. They seem to have forgot that they lost 2 consecutive matches against Aus in that series win and that does not augur well. Yes agreed they won the t@0 WC and they deserved it. But, if they have to be a top team, they need to pull up their socks and perform better.

zulfiquar
on July 10, 2010, 23:37 GMT

Bravo Bangladesh. Like the great World Cup Song, and for all the people who bash the minnows let me quote the refrain: "When I get older, I will be stronger
They'll call me freedom, just like a Waving Flag"

Sakeb
on July 10, 2010, 23:17 GMT

This just in.... Bangladesh favourites to win the series. Paul picked a Bangla mussel

rachin
on July 10, 2010, 23:02 GMT

Good win Bangladesh, good work.

That said Bangladesh should be wary of the success. They win once in a while and then rejoice the win so much they need years again to win a ODI game. They need to shrugg off the win and concentrate on the next game. No one will remember this one victory if Bangladesh goes on to lose a few in a row like in the past.

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 22:58 GMT

Congratulations Bangladesh! One point of interest is that in the 2nd Test during the recent Bangladesh-English Test Series in England it was Shafiul who managed to bowl Jonathan Trott with a beautiful in-swinger, at a time when Trott was in great form. The Guardian has an article on how Shafiul was able to get under Trott's skin first by disrupting his lengthy 'gardening' ritual and I believe he was able to do that this time as well - as some of you may have noticed, Shafiul aborted his run up before delivering that crucial slower ball. It shows both cleverness and very good bowling! Congratulations to the team again, we Bangladeshis are very proud here in Berlin!

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 22:38 GMT

Awesome!!! I didn't get to see the match but I woke up this morning to this great news. Great job, Tigers! Now, keep it up.

Tariq
on July 10, 2010, 22:28 GMT

Well done Bangladesh.
Just the other day I was thinking when will they ever will.
A friend had once told me that most of the players smoke cigarettes and so have low stamina. But all that conjectures gone. Today is another day.
My hopes soared when Moshrafe gave away only 3 runs in the slog overs.
Kudos to the replacement wicketkeeper Jahurul Islam. Well bowled Rubel.
Next Tamim; please try to just occupy the crease longer. He is such a great timer of the ball and sheer delight to watch.
Bangladesh and Afghanistan both deserve better.
Long Live Shonar Bangla.

Avenash
on July 10, 2010, 22:25 GMT

Great win for Bangladesh! Shame on you England and Trott...i find it baffling that a guy well set on 94 (138 balls) failed to score six runs from four balls...no argument about nerves cause he scored Test hundred against much more formidable Aussies bowling

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 22:23 GMT

Good match.. thoroughly enjoyed it with BBC's radio5 comm. Very well played Bangla! Like it has been a stepping stone for many a team, the 1st win in England should take you guys to better things.

Taysir
on July 10, 2010, 21:57 GMT

CONGRATS to BD 1st...they played really well n they did deserve it...but honestly its not only BD that was victim 2 the umpiring, england was too...the game rocked but umpiring sux...umpires r taking way too much wrong decisions lately...i hope it will chnge soon...n obviously best of luck BD for the next match!!

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 21:54 GMT

y was the keeper ruled out ?

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 21:51 GMT

Yes..They did it...they played as like as tiger :)

Ryo
on July 10, 2010, 21:49 GMT

Everyone knows the Tiger is the real king of the jungle. The male Lion is fat and lazy and makes all the women do the work. Did you know that there are only 1467 Tigers left in the wild (thank you Dhoni), but today 11 were found in England prowling Bristol of all places.

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 21:36 GMT

the TIGERS Roared again B-)

Michael
on July 10, 2010, 21:31 GMT

I suppose it was too much to ask that england improve on the last game,so they promptly disimproves as they have been since the Rosebowl. From heroes to villains in 7 easy moves. It fulfills our fantasy that our side is actually a preposterous imposter in the world of good ODI cricket, and now that the blip is over we can can get on with our favourite national pastime along with moaning about the weather of denigrating our national sides. It further allows us to reflect on those immortal words of Kipling's about treating success and failures as imposters and enjoying the feeling of failure. It also allows us to feel as previous imperial masters that we have done our bit for our erstwhile subject's good feeling and social happiness. And of course it allows us to pick a "better" teamn as well as get more generous odds for a WC win if we are punters. Well it was all getting a bit much all that winning!

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 21:23 GMT

Bangali Tigers make me proud.... C'mon Tigers

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 21:14 GMT

Jewel Thnx for you comment. Yes , Bangladesh is the victim of Bad Umpiring. I think the Umpires who don't have any experience or little experience, ICC select those umpires for practicing in Bangladesh's International Matches. But the amazing thing is, they fear to make decision for the big teams. But For Bangladesh, they don't care about their decision.And the people(a well known commentator of England) who talk about Bangladesh to snatch our test status. Question for him, DID YOU GET ANY STATUS FROM THE ICC ?. The answer is They Don't. If they are in our situation, I afraid they may do worse than ours.

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 21:04 GMT

A lucky by chance win by the tigers, I don.t know weather they will repeat the same in theiir next match. the cedit goes to the coash who is working hard to make the team one of the better one.

P
on July 10, 2010, 20:54 GMT

Congratulations, Bangladesh. England wins the ODI series against Australia and then loses a ODI against Bangladesh. What is happening? I did not watch the game, but it seems that England batting failed.

Doug
on July 10, 2010, 20:46 GMT

Well done Bangladesh, enjoy the moment. But one swallow doesn't make a summer so don't start crowing "Bangla rule, England r rubbish!" just yet. ;)

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 20:43 GMT

not sure if luke wright and michael yardy are in the team as batsmen or bowlers. think england should stick to the good old strategy of 6 proper batsmen (with kieswetter), 1 all-rounder and four bowlers. the all-rounder should be bresnan or freddie. four bowlers should be broad, anderson, swann and sidebottom/another spinner. otherwise i doubt they'll go places at the 2011 wc.

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 20:40 GMT

@ Jewel - Yeah, and look at the decision that he was given out on. There's no bias towards any teams, umpires just get it wrong sometimes. Relax. The Tigers are such a fun team to watch, and so endlessly supportable that to deny them test status would be cruel. The only way teams such as the Bangas and Ireland are going to improve and seriously challenge the bigger teams is by playing them regularly and learning from them. Test status is not something to be taken lightly, but the Tigers deserve it and their fighting spirit, and the fact that they have won a few games, more than justifies it.

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 20:35 GMT

Geoff Boycott,I am waiting for you..Please tell something

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 20:26 GMT

At last, our Bengal Tigers have conquered the English Lions. Years of waiting is finally over. God bless the boys of Shonar Bangla.

Lalith
on July 10, 2010, 20:25 GMT

@Gupta.Ankur, England's victory at T20 is NOT FLUKE. ENG have been improving cricket for few years now. They beat AUS 3-2 in ODI, They are holding ashes. They played well in T20 world cup. AUS is up and down. BAN played very well in this match. I think BAN also improving, My hats off to BANGLADESH.

Mohammad
on July 10, 2010, 20:25 GMT

Now they can shut their mouth...(who r against Bangladesh's ability). Tiger roars will continue..Congrats

Mohammad
on July 10, 2010, 20:21 GMT

Now they can shut their mouth...(who r against Bangladesh's ability). Tiger roars will continue..Congrats

palash
on July 10, 2010, 20:08 GMT

We never win until we have some influence on ICC just look at the 1st odi tamim and siddique was never lbw but umpire turn to ENGLAND and we need to out twice every player of the so called BIG teams and we will be victim of half out even it dont touch the batt or outside of lbw.May this tradition change soon.

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 20:07 GMT

I have forgotten all of my speech for happiness.
I love Bangladesh Cricket Team.
I love Bangladesh
I love Mashrafi.
I love the tigers.
Congratulation!!!!!!
Good Luck Bangladesh.

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 20:07 GMT

its realy great,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 20:04 GMT

Johnathon Trott is CLEARLY not a One-Day player.... he wasted his time on Strike for so many periods, England should have won the game with plenty overs to spare but his incredibly LOW strike-rate left it until the last over and the ensuing failure!

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 20:03 GMT

Mashrafe's captaincy was the biggest factor behind winning this match today! hats off to him! But BD middle order needs to get it right.....they just seem to be totally out of the track at the moment. Nevertheless, it really was an amazing win for us...:)

Congratulations to the team. They have been showing a solid performance for over a year (except Asia cup) and rewards seem to have come at last. I have a request to the BCB though. With world cup in less than a year, please try to make sporting wickets for the cup as Bangladesh play all group matches in home condition. Good for pacers, good for spinners and batsmen also. Bangladesh is performing better in sporting wickets in NZ or England than dead wickets in sub continent. The team looks matured enough to make 250 in sporty wickets regularly. That always gives chance to have a fight. In dead wickets, they do not have capability to score 330 while that is the standard in sub continent wickets. There are 2/3 pacers who can hit 85 mph regularly, two world class spinners in Razzak and Shakib and a hell lot of part time spinners. Why not make sporty stuff, score 250 plus with Tamim and co., and scare the hell out of big teams?

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 19:43 GMT

It's really a historic win over England ever first time in cricket. Congratulations Tigers............We are trying our best to play. But almost top class teams always underestimate us that is not fair in the game. Now we can say that we can also win over any strong team in the cricket world. Congratulations Tigers again for their heroic win. I will be very happy if India invites us to play cricket in India. But still they haven't invited us. They show off in cricket. So they cannot want to play against us. I hope that Bangladesh will again win over India in the world cup.

provash
on July 10, 2010, 19:42 GMT

congrats Bengal Tigers!!! Making Mashrafi the captain is a rihgt decision, although Sakib was also good. I think it is always useful for Bangladesh to make a bowler or wicketkeeper a captain, but not a batsman or all-rounder. The extra pressure can make the bowler captain more aggressive in bowling, fielding and planning, but it can distract attention of a top batsman, even the likes of Tendulkar failed as captain.

Although Bangladesh won this match, it showed they don't have any confidence in the last 3/4 batsman. Because at the 5th or 6th wicket they batted so cautiously as if that was the last wicket. If the last 4 batsman are not considered to be able to play the slog overs then why don't send them at the top of the order. Because if all of them got out for a total of 0 that won't harm match. But if they somehow manage some runs that will be a big bonus!

Anis
on July 10, 2010, 19:42 GMT

congrtaulations to Bangladesh Team for the historic win, Well done boys, keep going...

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 19:41 GMT

Tremendous Tigers!! I am so much happy!

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 19:39 GMT

Congratulations guys. You lose or win no matter. We are always beside you. We want to see your improvement...Ash. Hope next gave you will not disappoint us.

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 19:39 GMT

Does this historic victory over our cricket mentors indicate a coming of age of Bangladeshi cricket or is it just a flash in the pan? Jai mila...finally...better late than never...all kudos to the Bangal boys!!!!

Delin
on July 10, 2010, 19:37 GMT

LOL!!Just last week England where tagged world beaters with a series win over a depleted Aussie team..n a few days later...wow...a loss to Bangladesh!!
Well a Team doesnt become world beaters or champs by one series victory...Aussies inflicted fear in their opponents cos of the way they played and what achieved(the tag of the world champs,the best or wht not) was cos of the consistency of their performance...
N in th that sense this English side has a very long way to go...to reach the levels set by Australia..In fact i believe they havent reached the levels tht S.Africa currently have..
Hats off to bangladesh..they played a brilliant game today...n this side has come a long way...they need to get a lil more consistency into their game!!

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 19:34 GMT

certainly some great scenes for bangladesh cricket..nd it was bound to come as they have been continuously playing well over the last year..moreover they have achieved this victory without the top run scorer of the previous match raqibul and also mushfiq...congratulations to BD cricket team for their spirited performance..hope they will continue to play well ..nd even they have a chance of wining this series..letz hope for the best

well done Bangladesh. now you have beat all the test team countries. well done coach. just one comment on cricketing point. why take Ashraful and destroy him for ever? give the new guy decens a change over him. Ash single handedly almost lost us the game. What a game!

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 19:30 GMT

What a victory it is? it is a true revenge against big side!!!!!!!!!

NAWSAD
on July 10, 2010, 19:30 GMT

HOW LONG THE BAD UMPIRING WILL CONTINUE AGAINST BANGLADESH?

shafaet
on July 10, 2010, 19:29 GMT

Jewel chowdhury raised some very good point about umpiring "against" bangladeshi. Its a great wim, england in england, thats fantastic. We have been playing well for a year but losing in the end, hope it will break the shackle.

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 19:28 GMT

gr8 win,, we need to continue this spirit.

Hasan
on July 10, 2010, 19:27 GMT

thts the way 2 go tigers!!!!!!!!

sanin
on July 10, 2010, 19:24 GMT

BD were very much professional on holding the nerves in the later stage of the game,......Good Luck for the rest the series.

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 19:19 GMT

We won in a style!!!Its the game! its the spirit! I hope, we will continue this! Now, The british media n Indian people please stop your mouth. Let us play! Let us grow up in our own way! please dont give any free suggestion anymore! Thanks!!!

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 19:15 GMT

yessssss we did it . well done BANGLADESH

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 19:14 GMT

It is a lesson to English medias. They have to understand one thing that England is still under 5th place in the tables of ODIs and Tests. Wining in T20s was purely lucky for they. Let them show their capacity in upcoming series.

It is really media's hype as Something_Witty told.........

Bang
on July 10, 2010, 19:11 GMT

Ok I am going to read THE English newspapers and will come back with blame to smear on someone :)

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 19:09 GMT

Congr8s Bangladesh. Once again you proved your ability.

gohar
on July 10, 2010, 19:09 GMT

at last bangladesh have won, now there next win against a competitive side will come after one year or so.....bangladesh was lucky that ian bell was injured other wise as every body know how much he love these bangla medium pacers and a battery of ordinary spinners.............swan was also not playing in this game, in few days time we will see some excellent games when bangladesh will take on Ireland and scotland as these sides are quite similar to each other with irish being the best among them.

Partha
on July 10, 2010, 19:06 GMT

Yes.!!!!!!
Real joy after a long time! I had a nightmare of a day today but I could care less about my woes right now. The opposition captain said they 'just couldn't beat us today' , (I really loved the words) and I believe him. Finally a day without cries about 'why' and 'how' and 'who'. I really could get used to it.
Can I take this opportunity to ask all the people who enjoyed this win not to talk about what is wrong with the tigers' Cricket here today. No negatives today please. We get to roar very rarely and everybody says we should roar more often. Just come out with a clear roar no weeping or whining.
Good Job Tigers!

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 19:04 GMT

Bangladesh wins against England..... Some kind of news...

Milind
on July 10, 2010, 19:04 GMT

For the next decade this victory will be held up a reason to persist with B'Desh in the league of cricket nations....

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 19:03 GMT

superb win by Bangladesh, no one can predict such brilliant win against England. congrats to BD. cricket would be balance and tastefull when ever tail-ender ranking team beats to top and middle order ranking team...

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 19:01 GMT

A much needed WIN....and what a WIN....beating the English in England .... well done TIGERS!!!

V.L
on July 10, 2010, 19:01 GMT

Atlast Bangladesh win! I do not mean to take away anything from Bangladesh but I'm just saying that the situation could have easily been different if Bell was not injured. Congrats to Bangladesh though. Maybe making Mortaza the skipper was a good idea afterall!

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 19:00 GMT

What an amazing victory over mighty England that has come through at the time when we have almost forgotten the taste of victory since last 24 match's.It was a great relief! Well done boYs!

Anjan
on July 10, 2010, 18:58 GMT

Totally agreed w/ Jewel. I don't know why, Ashoka D. Silva is the man, always!! Where is the hidden hate? Shame on this type of mean mentality- if ICC cannot see these intentional mistakes which is happening quite often and try to correct this, where would cricket go?? SHAME!!

Marcio
on July 10, 2010, 18:57 GMT

Which English fool here keeps writing "It must be hard being an Australian fan at the moment"? Check ya red face in the mirror, sunny!

Well done BD! Saw bits of it on the tele in the pub, and was impressed with the bowling. Some of the BD running between the wickets, though! Strewth! You'd whip a 10 year old's butt for that stuff!

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 18:56 GMT

This couldn't have happened at a better time, with England being in the top of their form and Bangladesh injury laden and 247 days without a win. It was a game of nerves at the end, and Bangladesh held theirs. Beautiful game.

motofa
on July 10, 2010, 18:55 GMT

It was a much needed victory for Bangladesh since wining was absolutely dry in this year. Reading the bulletin after the Bangladesh Innings I felt Bangladesh do not have any chance since the commentators wrote so many negative words about the approach of Bangladeshi batsman. But at the end,it was up side down!!!
so, dear commentators please reserve your comments till the end of the match. Hope Bangladesh will continue..............

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 18:53 GMT

This couldn't have happened at a better time, with England being in the top of their form and Bangladesh injury laden and 247 days without a win. It was a game of nerves at the end, and Bangladesh held theirs. Beautiful game.

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 18:48 GMT

congrats Bangladesh on their historic & memorable win . this will prove our capability & stop the critics against us.

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 18:47 GMT

Hope, this win will shut up proud British media and proud cricket experts for the time being!

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 18:45 GMT

Boykott should learn a lesson from this

Kalim
on July 10, 2010, 18:44 GMT

Its really funny. It seems there is nobody to look into horrible decisions made by so called neutral umpires. ICC will always have a blind eye when rubbish umpiring decisions that kill Bangladesh's cricket. U talk of caught behind decisions, these people even don't leave a chance of giving marginal wide decision against Bangladesh.

Now that Bangladesh have won I think England should keep their mouth shut for a while now specially their much hyped commentators. We don't borrow player from SA/Ireland/Pakistan. We love our nation and will only win of our own, think of 1st test at lords (Trott -226), ODI in Dhaka (Trott 64 NO) in dieing conditions.

Kabir
on July 10, 2010, 18:44 GMT

What a memorable win! But spare a thought for RK Illingworth. He will get a real ticking off tonight! Despite his valiant effort he has failed to stop Bangladesh a la NJ Llong!

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 18:43 GMT

Where is Geoff Boycott?Please tell us something

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 18:43 GMT

Could Mr Ankur please say what team he follows.As he thinks Englands T20 success was such a fluke perhaps he can explain how the Indian team have climbed to number 1 in the test rankings without a series win in South Africa or a series win in Australia since 1985/86 yer know countries where the ball bounces above stump high.I am not suggesting he follows india i am just pointing out that the only great teams in the last 30 years have been West Indies followed by Australia both of whom won practically everywhere.You could argue that any other teams sporadic success was a fluke.

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 18:42 GMT

some day,Bangladesh is gonna win the world cup

Bang
on July 10, 2010, 18:41 GMT

What? Bangladesh won? Something must be wrong! Who should we blame? Must be the umpires.

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 18:38 GMT

Congratulation to Bangladeshi Players what a gr8 Victory

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 18:38 GMT

When surpirses are gonna come up ,England is never lacking.Today it was against Bangladesh,when Jonathan Trott couldnt make it for England in the last over.The victory went begging for chance,and eventually it took resort to Banglasesh

Shaifuzzaman
on July 10, 2010, 18:35 GMT

Great performace by Bangladesh.....
It was a great answer to the England fan critisism...
So WELL DONE boys...

Me & my two sons,aged 10 and 3 and a half were watching the match with our eyes glued on the tv screen.My youngest was sensing something big was happening out there as he was also jumping up and down with every wicket falling and every dot ball was bowled.All hell broke loose when shafiul took the outside edge of trott's bat;i can't really remember what i was saying or doing then but it was indeed a moment of out of this world kinda joy and i was embracing my sons and was feeling so proud to be a bangladeshi.

rezwan
on July 10, 2010, 18:33 GMT

YESSS!!!Finally a win for Bangladesh-first one in 2010. I am so happy today!!! No criticism, no heartbreaks today baby. Time to celebrate!!! They came through in the clutch and delivered the goods. They showed a great deal of character towards the end and I think Mashrafe deserves a lot of the credit. Can you believe that we have a chance to win a series on Monday? Finally some light at the end of the tunnel. It will be good to read the headlines in the paper tomorrow: BANGLADESH WIN!!!

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 18:33 GMT

@ Jewel, or should the cricket be without the ICC? In my point of view, ICC is helpless in making any crucial decision for the improvement for the game....... It always dances on some "powerful partie's" hand.......... What a shame for all of us!

Anyways, at least something to cheer for us, yeayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!! :D

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 18:31 GMT

We played really well but Mashrafi should not bowl in slog over Congr8s to our Tigers

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 18:31 GMT

when bangladesh play poorly everybody laugh around but when tigers roar everyone seems to forget the appreciation.

Shabab
on July 10, 2010, 18:31 GMT

Congrats Bangladesh. A very good cricket match...a nail-biter. I salute Ian Bell for his effort. This is victory for cricket.

I would now like to hear from those cheap Indian posters here who place Afghanistan and Ireland over Bangladesh. I know they will start finding faults in England.....

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 18:30 GMT

THE TIGERS WON AGAINST A 14 men side.........**!* DA UMPIRES.......ALWAYS AGAINST US!!!!!!!!!

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 18:30 GMT

well done bangladesh.but ashraful should be executed.he did great for bd once.but has become a more than burden for bangladesh.what did he give today?.batting,bowling,fielding?.none.and english media will continue their natural habits.still they will say bd is insects of cricket.who can bites big teams sometimes.

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 18:30 GMT

Just a good confidence booster for BGD, they needed that win desperately. If ENG had Bell batting, I think the 3 runs required for a win would have come. Not to take anything away from BGD players as they well deserved it and kept their nerves in check in the last 3 overs.

POST MORTEM For BGD

Batting has become a major issue even with Tamim being bold as he always is. You need more parnerships and more batsmen to get over 25 runs a match. Shakib's batting has gone into hiding, that needs to change to keep the middle order going as they have shown in the past. The bowling has been the most consistent in awhile and I believe Mortaza has helped in keeping the bowling tight. If BGD can continue to bowl the same way and the batting line up can put up 275 then I think we have tthe making of a very good rubber match on the 12th

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 18:29 GMT

ICC should be understand that Bangladesh loves cricket from their heart. And Asia will dominate the cricket world..

John
on July 10, 2010, 18:29 GMT

IMO england haven't been the same since after they won their first 3 games againts the aussies. Seemed as if they just threw it away sinnce they had already won the series, perhaps its this over confidence of the team or the over hype of the media about english cricket in the limted format of the game that has cost them this game. England need to realise that Bangladesh is still capable of producing a few upsets on thier day, and that they have to treat the opposition with respect, be it Bangladesh or Australia.

Partha
on July 10, 2010, 18:29 GMT

yes, its a history. i proud of my country..

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 18:26 GMT

i am glad Bd finally pull this one off. Congratulations to them and jaime siddon for being such an amazing and special person to bangladesh cricketers. Bangladesh are getting better and will be something once these young boys turn men.

rakibul
on July 10, 2010, 18:26 GMT

Great great game to watch...all the way to the end...
Huge victory for the Bangladesh team..I think we can consider Bangladesh a descent One day side...
And James Anderson ( england player ) -- you should be ashamed of your comment..now you know Bangladesh can win...& they actually beat England in their condition ..I would suggest you to keep your mouth shut & conc on your game..after all your own place in the team is not so secured !!

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 18:25 GMT

Congratulation Bangladesh...a historic day, which could have come in the second one day at Dhaka...Morgan wasn't given out! almost same was happening today Collingwood wasn't given out...Thank's Asad Rauf, finally justice has been done...

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 18:25 GMT

this is it......................the historic victory and the exact reply to the England team as well as to the English media .....by the BD Tigers.......

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 18:24 GMT

The wait is over. Finally the boys have done it. Mark the day, July 10, 2010. Now we have completed the full circle. Congrats Tigers. You have made us all proud.

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 18:24 GMT

What a brilliant performance by the cricketers of my country, they have'nt looked to be looser in this match even for a moment. We don't have sachin, jaheer, kallis, murali type persons, and we simply don't need them, just if our team is going united and practise how to take pressure and how to bring out a match, then one day Bangladesh will be the no .1 country in ICC ranking, wishing the best for bangladesh cricket.

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 18:22 GMT

Where is Geoff Boycott?Wanna listen something from him

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 18:22 GMT

BANGLADESH is going to rule the cricket world

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 18:21 GMT

I'd like someone to tell me exactly whatit is that Luke Wright brings to the team.

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 18:21 GMT

Congratulations to Bangladesh team and wishing good luck.

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 18:21 GMT

where r u MR boycott,spitting on ur face.look at da tigerZ in a preety positive way

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 18:21 GMT

Could i please ask mr Ankur what team he follows please

Sharafat
on July 10, 2010, 18:20 GMT

what a win for bangladesh.last 24 match they have frustrated us .but it is a message to the whole cricket world that what we can do ..the home of cricket is now under the newest test playing country.So ICC keep a look again..

i really support to you chowdhury... great. its not enough talking in here. bangaladesh cricket board should take the legal action.... however i wait a long to enjoy a victory from tigers.... thanks and cheers.

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 18:18 GMT

now we take all the nation in earth.....started with Pakistan in 99 WC now again in fav hunting ground England to get rid of English Lions....

I'm so soooooooooooooooooooooo happy!
A victory after such a long time!
Thanks to Andrew Miller and all the believers in Bangladesh.

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 18:15 GMT

proud of u boys................keep it up!!!!!!!!!!

Mahmudul
on July 10, 2010, 18:15 GMT

See, What can do Bangladesh? I want to say the rough commentators," Please control your tongue when comments about Bangladesh".

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 18:13 GMT

@Jewel - if you are going to moan about bad umpiring decisions and blame that for poor results then you'll never ever make it as a Test side.

I didn't see anyone beckoning Collingwood back when he was wrongly given out...

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 18:12 GMT

This is surely great win by bangladesh, If we see the last series of england they were outstanding against Australia. But for now keep remember "Small would not be always Small".
Surely greatness of Cricket.
:)

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 18:09 GMT

Good work Bangladesh team.

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 18:09 GMT

Would you please,please stop Bangla bashing for a change!

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 18:07 GMT

Well done tigers, kick some more british ass to seal the series....

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 18:07 GMT

i was eagerly waiting for this....hats off to the tigers for their first win of the year....WHAT A GAME!!!!!....

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 18:07 GMT

Lets go for a party guyz....

Ryk
on July 10, 2010, 18:06 GMT

Hahahahahaha
<too many side-splitting puns to mention, self-censored by author>
On a serious note, congrats to Bangladesh on a splendid win. Well deserved!

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 18:06 GMT

Yeeessssssssss; finally we have done it.. a long awaited win.... Super!!!

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 18:05 GMT

Lets go for a party guyz....

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 18:04 GMT

:D :D: :D :D: :D :D :D :D

Minhaj
on July 10, 2010, 18:01 GMT

its da time for bangladesh to cheer up. Hurrah !! we won!!!!

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 18:01 GMT

England,the 20-20 champs have a gloomy day today as bangladesh cut their happy run in the one-day match at Bristol.Bangla banged to the anguish of England batsmen.Ian Bell came at the fall of 9th wicket with a runner,but couldnt get any ball to play.What a turn of tides!

John
on July 10, 2010, 17:56 GMT

Mighty England not looking quite like world beaters now eh? The English media needs to learn to stop over hyping their teams. A good 6 - 12 months doesn't automatically make you the best side of all time you know...

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 17:56 GMT

cool...that is historic.......oh...Bangladesh.....

Shadab
on July 10, 2010, 17:56 GMT

no food in England today as all Bangali cooks in pubs tonight!

ankur
on July 10, 2010, 17:56 GMT

England's victory in T20 WC was a fluke and it seems they have lost their "fearless" attitude in such a short span of time........

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 15:09 GMT

The ICC should continue cricket without Bangladesh, as it is not helping our cricket. It seems to me the authorities including the umpires as well as the commentators are working to snatch our test status. The people who saw today's as well as the last match against England can understand why i am talking so. What about the Collingwood caught behind. A blind and dumb can say that it was an out. And if it were an out, Bangladesh would have a great chance to win this game. These scenarios are very common for BD. As we saw the multan test where Ashoka D Silva was the real Man of the Match.

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Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 15:09 GMT

The ICC should continue cricket without Bangladesh, as it is not helping our cricket. It seems to me the authorities including the umpires as well as the commentators are working to snatch our test status. The people who saw today's as well as the last match against England can understand why i am talking so. What about the Collingwood caught behind. A blind and dumb can say that it was an out. And if it were an out, Bangladesh would have a great chance to win this game. These scenarios are very common for BD. As we saw the multan test where Ashoka D Silva was the real Man of the Match.

ankur
on July 10, 2010, 17:56 GMT

England's victory in T20 WC was a fluke and it seems they have lost their "fearless" attitude in such a short span of time........

Shadab
on July 10, 2010, 17:56 GMT

no food in England today as all Bangali cooks in pubs tonight!

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 17:56 GMT

cool...that is historic.......oh...Bangladesh.....

John
on July 10, 2010, 17:56 GMT

Mighty England not looking quite like world beaters now eh? The English media needs to learn to stop over hyping their teams. A good 6 - 12 months doesn't automatically make you the best side of all time you know...

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 18:01 GMT

England,the 20-20 champs have a gloomy day today as bangladesh cut their happy run in the one-day match at Bristol.Bangla banged to the anguish of England batsmen.Ian Bell came at the fall of 9th wicket with a runner,but couldnt get any ball to play.What a turn of tides!

Minhaj
on July 10, 2010, 18:01 GMT

its da time for bangladesh to cheer up. Hurrah !! we won!!!!

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 18:04 GMT

:D :D: :D :D: :D :D :D :D

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 18:05 GMT

Lets go for a party guyz....

Dummy4
on July 10, 2010, 18:06 GMT

Yeeessssssssss; finally we have done it.. a long awaited win.... Super!!!

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